by Hawkins | Jan 28, 2010 | General, planning, Productivity, Time Management
With life moving at the speed of sound and the demand to do more with less, we’re putting more and more in our schedules. As we do that, it’s possible that important things are falling by the way side. With that in play, we not only stand the chance of...
by Hawkins | Jan 24, 2010 | General, planning, Productivity, Time Management
Yesterday I was given the gift of a book (Don’t Sweat the Small Stuff) from Tara Michener, Founder of the Black Women In Business Brainstorm. Great gift! The first chapter that I chose to read was “Set Aside Quite Time Every Day”. In that chapter,...
by Hawkins | Jan 7, 2010 | General, Productivity, Time Management
Once you have your list of what systems are working and which aren’t working, you can refine those that can work with a few changes and create the new systems that are missing. Typically, a business needs systems for customer sales, whether you sell products or...
by Hawkins | Jan 5, 2010 | General, planning, Productivity, Time Management
If your business doesn’t have systems and processes in place, there’s no time like the present to GO (get organized) and create and implement them. Start by assessing the current situation. What’s working? What’s not working? Get rid of the things that aren’t...
by Hawkins | Jan 3, 2010 | General, Productivity, Time Management
For ultimate success, a business should run like a well-oiled machine. In order for that to be possible, there have to be systems and processes in place to keep things moving. It saves time and money, has you making fewer mistakes and keeps you from constantly...
by Hawkins | Dec 30, 2009 | General, Productivity, Time Management
Yes, it’s personal. Let me explain what I mean by that. So often I see people struggling to manage their time, so they’re working harder, not smarter and of course, aren’t as productive as they would like to be. One of the reasons they struggle...
